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1986 Florida Folk Festival (13 of 17)

Date: 1986-05-24
Description: One video cassette. (3/4" tape) 20 minutes. Commissioner of Agriculture Doyle Conner read a letter from President Ronald Reagan.
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1986 Florida Folk Festival (13 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (16 of 17)

Date: 1986-05-24
Description: One video cassette. (3/4" tape) 20 minutes. Thelma Boltin (storytelling), Landon Walker, Eugenia Fitchen (story - "The Mail Order Bride and the Alligator"), gourd crafts, creek and white oak basketry, folk toys.
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1986 Florida Folk Festival (16 of 17)

Suwannee River

Date: 1989
Description: One video recording (VHS; 40 minutes) Created by the Northeast Florida Institute for Science, Mathematics and Computers of University of North Florida, and the Florida Community College of Jacksonville, the documentary traces the natural and cultural history of the Suwannee River from its source in the Okeefenokee Swamp to the Gulf of Mexico. Funded through a grant by the Florida Dept. of Education, topics include the relationship between the river, local springs, and the aquifer, as well as human activities along its banks including the Florida Folk Festival, the Battle of Olustee, Stephen Foster, and phosphate mining. Includes footage of Fitchen, Makley, and Slavin performing at the Florida Folk Festival. Also includes much discussion of the natural features and wildlife of the river. It was narrated by Bill Massie, with music by Landon Walker. The video was produced, directed, and co-written by Dr. Ray Bowman.
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Suwannee River

Tribute to Will McLean at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1991-05-26
Description: One video recording. (VHS; 30 minutes) Includes Michael Callen, Gamble Rogers, Doug Gauss, Robin Hendrix, Wayne Martin, Landon Walker, and Mal Hillard. Rogers served as emcee. Singer-songwriter Will McLean was often called the 'Father of Florida Folk.' The Black Hat Troubadour, a nickname for the hat he usually wore, authored over 3500 songs, and was a national figure on the folk music scene. A fifth generation Floridian, he died in 1990 from cancer, the year after he won the Florida Folk Heritage award. In 1996, he was inducted in the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. Audio recordings of the tribute can be found on reels T91-51 and T91-52, in S 1576. Images from the tribute can be found in S 1577, v. 60, slides S92-592 through S92-634.
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Tribute to Will McLean at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Blues Radio Show on WJCT (Jacksonville)

Date: 1981
Description: One reel to reel. (Copied onto audio cassette C81-11; reel T81-13B) A radio show -- jointly produced by WJCT and the FFP -- tracing the origins and evolution of blues music centering on Florida musicians. Created by using earlier FFP recordings. Includes recordings of prisoners singing the blues together while laboring and performances of "Baby Please Don't Go" and "I'm a Stranger Here" by Blind Johnny Brown of St. Petersburg, Florida. Includes commentary by Florida folklorists and Florida blues musicians.
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Florida Blues Radio Show on WJCT (Jacksonville)

Florida Home: Humorists and Health Evangelists

Date: 1985
Description: One audio cassette (Duplicate located in S 1576, box 37, tape 21.) Part one of a six-part radio series produced by the Florida Folklife Program and WJCT-FM (Jacksonville) that explored traditional arts and culture in Florida. This episode dealt with medicine shows.
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Florida Home: Humorists and Health Evangelists

Florida Home: I Started With the Blues

Date: 1985
Description: One audio cassette. (Duplicates located in S 1576, box 37, tapes 24 & 25.) Part three of a six-part radio series produced by the Florida Folklife Program and WJCT-FM (Jacksonville) that explored traditional arts and culture in Florida. This episode dealt with minstrel shows and the blues.
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Florida Home: I Started With the Blues

Florida Home: Showtown USA

Date: 1985
Description: One audio cassette. (Duplicates located in S 1576, box 37, tapes 22 & 23.) Part two of a six-part radio series produced by the Florida Folklife Program and WJCT-FM (Jacksonville) that explored traditional arts and culture in Florida. This episode dealt with circuses and other traveling shows.
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Florida Home: Showtown USA

Folk Dance Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1989-05-28
Description: One reel to reel recording. Cooley served as emcee.
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Folk Dance Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Friday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 10)

Date: 1986-05-23
Description: One reel to reel recording. Walker served as emcee.
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Friday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 10)

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1986 Florida Folk Festival (13 of 17)	1986 Florida Folk Festival (13 of 17)	Moving Image	Radio broadcasters Public officer Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Speeches, addresses, etc. Public officers Public officials Folklorists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
1986 Florida Folk Festival (16 of 17)	1986 Florida Folk Festival (16 of 17)	Moving Image	Musicians Singers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Folk singers Singing Storytelling Oral narratives Baskets Toys Craft Storytellers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Suwannee River	Suwannee River	Moving Image	Singers Musicians Documentary videos Video recording Florida history Folklore and history Rivers Local history Environment Folk festivals Occupational folklore Springs Wetlands Flora Fauna United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Phosphate mines and mining Steamboats Performing arts Autoharp music Singing Alligators Birds Snakes Fishes Historical reenactments	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Tribute to Will McLean at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival	Tribute to Will McLean at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival	Moving Image	Singers Musicians Guitarist Fiddlers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Video recording Tributes Singing Guitar music Fiddle music Folk singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
a_s1576_t81-013	Florida Blues Radio Show on WJCT (Jacksonville)	Sound	Guitarist Musicians Folklorists Blues (Music) Interviews Radio programs African Americans Radio public speaking Radio announcing Singing Guitar music Diddly bow String instruments Performing arts Music performance Florida history Public radio Radio programs, Public service Blues singers Radio broadcasters	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_16_c85-015	Florida Home: Humorists and Health Evangelists	Sound	Public radio Radio Radio programs Interviews Entertainment Performing arts Medicine shows Performers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_16_c85-016	Florida Home: I Started With the Blues	Sound	Pianists Public radio Radio Radio programs Interviews Blues (Music) Performing arts Piano music (Blues) Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_16_c85-014	Florida Home: Showtown USA	Sound	Public radio Radio Radio programs Interviews Entertainment Circus Circus performers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t89-046	Folk Dance Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Dancers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Folk dance Dance music Workshops (Adult education) Demonstrations	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t86-175	Friday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 10)	Sound	Singers Musicians Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Arts, Irish Songs, Irish Jigs Bands (Music)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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1986 Florida Folk Festival (13 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (13 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (16 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (16 of 17)

Suwannee River

Suwannee River

Tribute to Will McLean at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Tribute to Will McLean at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Blues Radio Show on WJCT (Jacksonville)

Florida Blues Radio Show on WJCT (Jacksonville)

Florida Home: Humorists and Health Evangelists

Florida Home: Humorists and Health Evangelists

Florida Home: I Started With the Blues

Florida Home: I Started With the Blues

Florida Home: Showtown USA

Florida Home: Showtown USA

Folk Dance Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Folk Dance Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Friday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 10)

Friday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 10)

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1986 Florida Folk Festival (13 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (13 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (16 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (16 of 17)

Suwannee River

Suwannee River

Tribute to Will McLean at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Tribute to Will McLean at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Blues Radio Show on WJCT (Jacksonville)

Florida Blues Radio Show on WJCT (Jacksonville)

Florida Home: Humorists and Health Evangelists

Florida Home: Humorists and Health Evangelists

Florida Home: I Started With the Blues

Florida Home: I Started With the Blues

Florida Home: Showtown USA

Florida Home: Showtown USA

Folk Dance Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Folk Dance Workshop at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Friday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 10)

Friday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 10)